Google Defies China, Moves Its Search Engine to Hong Kong

In a move to avoid censorship while not violating Chinese law, Google has directed Chinese Internet users to a search engine in Hong Kong. But uncensored content is not being seen on the mainland. Andrew Lih is Visiting Professor of Media Studies at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

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